President of India’s Election, Powers and Salary

The president of India is the Head of State considered as Bhārat ke Rāshtrapati. The Indian president is also the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces.

The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India drafted by the leadership of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar for the Country.The Indian constitution was enacted on 26 November 1949 and came into force on 26 January 1950 making India a republic. After that Governor-General were replaced by President of India. Thus the Rajendra Prasad became the first president of republic India.

Currently the 13th President of India is Pranab Mukherjee who was elected on 25 July 2012. He also held various posts in the cabinet ministry for the Government of India for example Defense Minister, Finance & Foreign Minister and Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission. He is also the first Bengali to be elected as President. Check out list of presidents of India from 1950 to till date.

APJ Abdul Kalam was the former President of India. He is known as Missile Man for his role in India’s military missile program. He while delivering a lecture died on July 27, 2015.

The President of India resides in an house known as the Rashtrapati Bhavan located in Raisina Hill in New Delhi. The Rajendra Prasad was the first president who lived in Rashtrapati Bhavan. There is list of Indian presidents from 1950 to till date.

How is the president of India elected?

The president is elected by the elected members of both the house of Parliament that is Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). After winning elections president take oath in the presence of the Chief Justice of India and in absence Chief Justice of India, by the most senior judge of the Supreme Court. There is list of elected president of India from the independence.

What are the powers of the president?

There is Article 53 in the Constitution of India stats that the powers of president to appoint the Prime Minister of India. The Indian president also appoints the Council of Ministers to aid him and Prime Minister. There is more powers given to president of India by Indian constitution which he/she can use whenever feel need.

The president of India has Executive, Judicial and Legislative powers. The Indian president also empowered with the powers to grant pardons for various punishment.

The president of India has power to make appointment of Governors of States, the Chief Justice, judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts of India, The Comptroller and Auditor General, The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners, the Attorney General, The Chairman and other Members of the Union Public Service Commission, Vice-Chancellor of the Central University.

The Indian president also empowered with the most important Diplomatic powers. This power make it necessary for prime minister to take approval of President for the any kind of treaties.

The Indian President has Emergency power. There are three types of emergencies that is national, state and financial, under articles 352, 356 & 360.

The President has vested in with Legislative power to help the law making process per the constitution (Article 78 and 86). The President helps both the Houses (the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha) of the Parliament and prorogues them. A bill passed by Parliament of India become a law when it passed or approved by president.

The president of India has power given under Article 143 consult the Supreme Court about the constitutional validity of any issue.

What is the salary of President ? The Indian president used to get ₹10,000 (US$100) as per the Second Schedule of the Constitution. The first president Rajendra Prasad used to get ₹10,000 salary per month. Currently the president of India are receiving ₹1.5 lakh (US$2,200) as salary. Recently Government of India increased the Salary of President to ₹1.5 lakh. Check out list of vice presidents of India from 1950 to till date.

Respected Prime Minister, On 18.08.2015 I submitted an application for closure of my S/B A/C no, at my Post Office Shimurali under District Nadia, West Bengal but till date except harassment I received nothing from the postal Department. As a senior citizen finding no alternative I compelled to write to you. Please look into the matter.

My name is Jitesh and I am from Mumbai.. basically I was doing job in Account and Finance since last more than 17 years and some how I lost my job due to last company where I was working was not running well. later on I started finding job but since last 6 months I am not able to get a job due to various reason like GST, no new business, less demand, etc. so kindly look into my matter and get suitable job so that me and my family survive and I earn for my family.

We are proud of You Shiv that you want to join Indian Army but we can not help because Indian army recruit candidate itself without any interfere from any government. We hope that you will understand and will work even more hard.

Sir , I am doing gnm from haryana taken admission in session 2013 and it should be completed in March 2017 but second year result not declare till now and final year exams also not held . University has take first year exams in Nov.2014 then result declared after one year in oct.2015 then second year exams held in oct.2016 but result not declared till now and final year exams not held by University pt. B.d Sharma pgii rohtak. Gnm session is too late and we are not eligible to do job or to take admission in post basic b.sc. please take some action towards it’s I shall be thankful to you ….

Respected Sir, Myself Khalid Hussain Salaria. I have completed my M.Sc. in Biochemistry from University of Jammu with first division in the year 2011. But still I have no source of income because I didn’t get Government job due to high level of corruption. Sir now I am above 30 years of age. In my family I have very old aged mother and father and a mentally retarded sister. I am still unable to provide proper nutritious food to my family because I am an unemployed person. You can understand my problem sir. In our Jammu and Kashmir we have very very less private sector job scope and in case if we get job in private sector the Salary can not fill the empty stomach of four person of a family. Respected sir what will be the future of mine. The Government launches a lot of schemes for unemployed youth but the schemes does not work at ground level due to corruption. Sir we the Educated youth of J and k of my age are very prone to depression and in depression they can take any step against the corrupt government. Therefore, it is requested to your goodself that kindly make some source of income for we people.

Honourable President Sir – Please help me with regard to my Full & Final Settlement due from M/S VIJAY HOME APPLIANCES LTD – HYDERABAD (Ref.Mr.SUJANA CHOWDRY – MP who is the ultimate responsible person) – My tenure with this Org. 01.04.2000 to 30.04.2015 – this company has not been paid even PF contributions in full…. Please look in to the matter and extend your helping hand how badly needed…..

A country..democratic…freedom.. ; India ,i dont experience any. I want to study more but my family is not in my support. It isnt that we dont have money, people here dont have good mentality. I m locked inside the 4 walls of my house . Taken out only when required. Dont have any will of my own in any matter. If this is life in a democratic country, i would rather choose death over it. I beg you. Please do something sir.

hello sir, i hereby write a letter to inform you that some school’s bathroom is not clean, the students were suffer. my thought before seen the bathroom of Kendriya Vidyalaya was good, But, today i m very disappoint that school bathroom is not clean , with fullfill of smell . like R.K. Puram Kendriya Vidyalaya.The students is the future of india. So, Please do something for cleaning of school.

Respected prime minister of India With due respect I would like to say that why petroleum product are not under the GST. if people of India welcoming GST then they must benefited with it on India one tax.now a days people facing problems of price hiking of petroleum products.plz do something. Thanking you Regards Awadhesh Kumar Singh

First of all thank you so much modiji to save our nation.my name Tintu from kerala.we are facing a big problem now.my father take a loan of rd.500000 in cooperative bank of my marriage use before 3years.150000rs. Are repaid before 1 year.we are looking for sale my house.but nobody has not buying this.sir we are no ideas about it.my father is very mainds painful now.we have no way to repaid it.please help me sir,please.please help my family in this problem.please stop the japti deal of my house. My father is a very poor man . We are no ideas about it please help me sir.

First of all thank you so much modiji to save our nation.my name Tintu from kerala.im 24 year old.we are facing a big problem now.my father take a loan of rd.500000 in cooperative bank of my marriage use before 3years.150000rs. Are repaid before 1 year.we are looking for sale my house.but nobody has not buying this.sir we are no ideas about it.my father is very mainds painful now.we have no way to repaid it.please help me sir,please.please help my family in this problem.please stop the japti deal of my house. My father is a very poor man . We are no ideas about it please help me sir.

My husband is a self employed person. He is taken a mundra loan in sbi for start a small scale business. But we are looking another related items.but we have no money.the machines are very costly.our bank transactions are regular . How is the other way to get money to start it.